in love with heathcliff but marries edgar after she spends 3 months at thrushcross grange

when she comes back she treats heathcliff badly

gypsy orphan adopted by the earnshaws

falls in love with cathy

abused by hindley but gets his land after he dies

cruel to everyone after cathy chooses edgar over him

housekeeper at wuthering heights

she tells most of the story

tenant at thrushcross grange

narrates part of the story while at wuthering heights with nelly

thrushcross grange

marries catherine

has a daughter catherine

edgars sister

marries heathcliff who abuses her

runs away and has a child named linton

older brother of catherine and heathcliff

takes over wuthering heights

abuses heathcliff and dies indebted to him

son of hindley raised by nelly

marries young catherine swag swag

daughter of edgar and catherine

marries linton before he dies and then falls in love with hareton

sickly child of heathcliffs who heathcliff uses to gain custody of thrushcross grange

old servant at wuthering heights

self righteous and cursing

king of scotland

very kind, murdered by mcbeth

thane of cawdor

thane of glamis

kind and remorseful at fist

cruel and heartless at the end

lady macbeth

encourages macbeth

sleep walks at the end

overcome with guild, takes her own life

thane of fife

truestworthy

kills macbeth

not a man born of woman (C section)

tells her son he has no father when macduff leaves

head witch

gets mad at the others for telling macbeth things

geat, son of edgetho

warrior who offers to help hrothgar

grendel

a great warrior

one of beowulfs select band and the only one who helps him in the final fight

son of a mortal king peleus and sea goddes thetis

greek warrior

hector's brother

athena is disguised as him

goddess of wisdom

on the greeks side

prince of troy 

commander fo the trojans

8 lines

 abbaabba

6 lines 

cdcdee

3x 4 lines

abab/ bcbc/ cdcd/ee

kills his hawk horse and dad

leaves his castle

blames his mom

fiance poisoned him and his dogs

ulcer on his knee

tallented

The Cook -  The Cook works for the Guildsmen. Chaucer gives little detail about him, although he mentions a crusty sore on the Cook’s leg.

feudal system

old and sicly, thin

punctual

earned everything and saved it

servayed peoples lands and was payed to keep things secret basically accepted bribes

nasty person

kiss up

The Reeve -  A reeve was similar to a steward of a manor, and this reeve performs his job shrewdly—his lord never loses so much as a ram to the other employees, and the vassals under his command are kept in line. However, he steals from his master.

the city

very skilled lawyer

greedy 

works for lawyers

cheats them/ is smarter than them

The Manciple -  A manciple was in charge of getting provisions for a college or court. Despite his lack of education, this Manciple is smarter than the thirty lawyers he feeds.

narrow eyes

loved onions

intimidating

gross

mildly selfish

summons people to court

feared by childrem

"the mob" (?)

The Summoner -  The Summoner brings persons accused of violating Church law to ecclesiastical court. This Summoner is a lecherous man whose face is scarred by leprosy. He gets drunk frequently, is irritable, and is not particularly qualified for his position. He spouts the few words of Latin he knows in an attempt to sound educated.

son of the knight

young

trying to impress

engergetic

takes care of his appearance

chivalrice

in love

goes out often with his lady

The Squire -  The Knight’s son and apprentice. The Squire is curly-haired, youthfully handsome, and loves dancing and courting.

gunna give away a free meal

The Host -  The leader of the group, the Host is large, loud, and merry, although he possesses a quick temper. He mediates among the pilgrims and facilitates the flow of the tales. His title of “host” may be a pun, suggesting both an innkeeper and the Eucharist, or Holy Host.

well spoken

convincing

patient

tries to help

he gets kickbacks from the apothacary

dishonest

wealthy land owner

finds pleasure in eating (wealth)

hospitible

white beard

goal in life = pleasure 

member of parliament 

The Franklin -  The word “franklin” means “free man.” In Chaucer’s society, a franklin was neither a vassal serving a lord nor a member of the nobility. This particular franklin is a connoisseur of food and wine, so much so that his table remains laid and ready for food all day.